The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Auditor Carr's Annual Report of Indi-
ana's Receipts and Disbursements.
of the Fiscal Year Aggregate 1878, 9H2l
Expenses of Different Institutions.


has been fled with the Secretary of State and
its exhibits show the financial transactions up to
the 1st of Novem Der, this year. There was
cash balance in the treasury Oct. 81, 1886, OF
$409. 971. e. and during the subsequent twelve
months the receipts from all sources amounted
to 81 738 1913 Sc. Included N this aggregate is a
transfer Of warrants amounting to 1885,, 594. 80
and $512, BAG. Sc credited counties on advance
payments, leaving the net cash receipts for the
year at So 500, 257. "a. Adding the balance of
Oct 81, last year, the total receipts were 81 216-
229 30. In the transfer of warrants occurs the
interest item of 1851. 430 4S. chargeabe to the
school revenue for tuition fund. OF this sum.
Sill, 49, 40 should have gone into the report OF
the transactions ending Oct. 81. 1856,
but AS the payment of this portion of the semi
annual school interest was deferred from Oct
10, last year, until Dec. 81, it forced by the
Democratic officers then in charge into the
transactions of the fiscal year just closed Dur
ing the year the general fund receipts were
So. 1873, 043. 70, those of the school revenue for
tuition fund, 50. ~. 946 IT, and of the State
house fund, $l6s, 1881 From the sale OF tax
lands only s.. 1O3 was added to the receipts,
while the swamp-land sales brought a paltry
$l60. The sale of escheated lands is credited
with So 335, and that of forfeited college lands
ceipts. except those from some of the funds,
which 60 not vary in amounts from year to
year.
In the exhibit Of warrants drawn on the
treasury the total amount expended is given
81, ia, 226 A. but the deductions of transfer of
warrants and the amount advanced by counties,
in all reaching 1871, GAL 80 leaves a cash dis
bursement from the treasury during the year of
So, 902, 285 90. OF the gross sum chargeable to
disbursements So, 35l 500 50 expen ded from
tho general fund, So 029. 40. 10 from the school
revenue for tuition and 1924. 647 o6 from the new
State-house fund, while the only other large
amount was $685. 400 20 from the permanent
endowment fund of the Indiana University.
The receipts of the general fund were chiefly
from State revenue and tho delinquent list
thereof, the first item being $685. 726 56, and the
second $l15.867 81, from State revenue ad
porary loan $4,000 From the several State
institutions the following sums were received:
Insane Hospital account of receipts from
countless SIS. 367O co. earnings, ST. 064 o., aud
maintenance So, 000 Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
from counties, 1884 13; earnings. $77.38 Blind
Asylum, from counties, 5000. "a, and earnings.
tory were So Isl 90. and its receipts from coun-
ties S13. 39l.l4. The Reform School for Boys
received from counties $27,772. 49, and from
earnings 1864 % From earnings of the State
prisons sI24 951 0s was received from the north
ern, and $64. 975 % from the southern. there
was realized 1862 on telephone. and 1866. 20 on
insurance fees were $23. Is, and from insur-
ance tax SCI. 985 Is.
In the general-fund disbursements $473, go 60
is credited State revenue advanced by coun-
ties. The amounts expended for official and
clerical salaries. together with Office expenses,
being the same as in years past the first dis
bursements of significance are those made on
account of the State institutions rs follows:
Insane Hospital. for maintenance, $259, 9i1 "a;
for clothing, Sl2 900, and for repairs, S4 9a4 g.
Additional hospitals for insane. 1921, TAG. So
Deaf and Dumb Asylum. maintenance. $751;
82S Co. repars 50, 173 05. Blind Asylum, main
senance, 500 las. so; repairs, 81. 1914 80 Asylum
for Feeble nnded Youths, TEN porary quarters,
$1,000; deficiency. $4,000; 81 i:ps=shase
of land $4,000. and maintenance
1850. Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home,
main tenance 1927. Sol. Cd purchase of land,
Sc O00 building. 500. 1925. 60 The sums ex-
pended for maintenance for the other other in
situations S29, 991. IS for the Female Re-
formatorv. $50. 900 for the Reform School for
Boys, and SIG 951 SO and $79. 934 "a for the
State prisons. north and south. respectively.
It required $l2 GAG AZ to pay for public printing
advertisements and stationary. $12- 037 13 for the
House of tatives, and $45, 917 81 for the
Senate. The disbursements for interest were:
Temporary. loan bonds. $26, 126. 10; refundiDg
bonds. $50. 495. So negotiable school bonds, $751;
430. 49, permanent endowment Indiana Unlver-
sity bonds. Sc, S25.
The cash balances in the several funds Oct